, 1887-12-15
Extending Sympathy.


WAsHINGTos, Dee IL -Artvrjtiun waagiy-
~, To the OCounOr arty tu.duy. When the
distinguished guests arrived at the Tenplp.
they were escorted To seats DIi the platforms
where Iurge number ot senators AMI rel,
reseltaiives we're preseNa to di thpin hu,io-
senator Sherman was chosen chairman.
He was greeted with luni appla' Sc aud in
acknowledging the compliment ssid that
he believed that lie spoke the general voic.
Oi the people IN every part uf the Uni"n
wren he said that TO the distinguished
guests the sympathy of America went
forth fully and heartily in the strong desire
THAI they might have home rule ih Ireland
t. the iull extent demanded by FARRELL and
Gladstone. lie wanIed Ireland to possess
the sans Vi. .hts ~ Those njoy-d by tie lie,
pie Of the United States. Why was II
that shs British government denied
to the gem Of the British empire what was
conferred ON all the colonies of this great
en,pirs lrlshnst had led In the advance
Of all the great battles whicli England bud
fought for two centuries. lreaid had hir-
nished the Denhosthanes and Ciceros Of
modern times.
Ireland had produced great men In every
branch OF lite. He hoped that tue pleading
voice ul Gladstone, the greatest statesman
OF the age, would induce ahe British parlia-
neni tu grant home rule.
Senator lngall., IA ter the applause with
which he was greeted lad suus,dei, said
1.-TWO illustrious Irish members of the
British parliament have cr,s ei he ocean
10 tell the story Uf the wrungs OF
Ireland They are here for the pui-
pose OF ascertaining the sentiments of the
American people upon this great
question which is now occupying the at
tenton of men all over the civilized world
We have assembled this evening for the
purpose of saying that the cause of Ireland
is the cause of America, aid the cause OF
humanity itself. II we are called upon to
] GnnsISg liIr
sympathies for Great Britain or Tor Ireakd
| in this contest, no American citizen will
| long estate Us to what his preference shall
he. Great Britain snuuld not forget that
seven million Of people, detern'ined to be
/ trec. can never he enslaved. Great Britain
should not forget tina. three millions OF
citizens In the original thirteen colonies
revuted and achieved Independence, under
far less provocatiun than the seven millions
| oi the Irish people have endured for CELL
tnries". lie did not desire to intrudc upon
| the comfy OF nations hut he could not iOr-
get that brutal and degraded British sol
diery, within the memory Of men who
might he now within hearing of his voice.
had sacked his capital. lie could not for
/ get that In every great crisis in American
/ history we have had to contend with the i'll
will aud manevOlenCe of the governing
classes of Great Britain
! She consOrted with the south and equivo-
Gated with the north, and continued every.
thing short of actual hostility to secure the
downfall oi the American union. During
that awful period there was not battle
| field for American liberty which was not
rendered llustrious by Irish valor and con.
seorated by Irish blood.
| lie then introduced Sir Arthur O'Con.
nor, who was received with cheers. He
said that he was sensible of the greatness
and sacredness of the cause which he had
| the honor to represent. Here in Washing
ton he was in the headquarters of freedom,
and the treest community the world had
ever seen. No cause which was not Just
could call for such distinguished audiences.
Ireland was attenp pting by force OF organ.
| lied public opinion, and by constitutional al
and peaceful means to secure the repeal,
not of II law, but ofa conquest, He was
attempting to repeal the conquest of Ire
/ land. MIR. O'COnnur spoke eiuquently oi
| the wr) )ngs endured by Ireland dur'n5 the
800 years oi English rule since that con-
quest and proceeded to give picture OF the
| oppression and hardship to which
| the Irish people, were compelled so
! bow and detailed the demands which the
| home rule party made upon the British
| government. lie had come here to than
| America for her past aid and u ask Tor its
continuance until the crisis, now impend-
! ing is passed.
! Senator Hawley, the next speaker, said
! that the speech OF MIR. O'COuner was Il
statement ot terrible fact, terrible argu-
ment; humanity everywhere would say
that he had stated wrongs which must be
remedied He joined very gladly in greet
ing these distinguished representatives ol
the great liberal party of the British en-
| pire.
Resolutions were unanimously adopted,
extending party greetings to EsHond and
| y Connor protesting in the name of hui
manty against the Tory policy toward Ire
land, as being subversive OF Liberty, oi
right, OF justice; declaring that the people
of Ireland may well arraign their uppres-
sors before the civilized world. In the
words of Thomas Jefferson, 'you have de-
stroyed the lives oi our people with circun-
stances U cruelty and periidy scarcely par
allied in the most barbarous ages, and total
/ ly unworthy OF civilized nation;' cS-
pressing admiration for Parnell aud the
Irish parliamentary people; thanking;
Gladstone for ireland aud pledging imam
, cial aid to the Irish people.